Time for reflection

For many of us the summer vacation has already become a memory. We're back from the beach, the mountains or wherever else, we have been spending time taking a much deserved break and getting some distance to work. Personally, I have been back for a few days after spending 3 weeks vacationing with my family,… Continue reading Time for reflection

How to win with corporates

I have always held a strong belief in the outsize value of strategic partnerships. And I must confess it has been a frustrating pain to be part of and watch a lot of good intentions end in absolutely nothing. I am by no means alone with that experience. In fact I think it's fair to… Continue reading How to win with corporates

Moving aside

The other day I met a startup founder, who had been struggling getting his business of the ground as a business for the past couple of years. Despite claiming the ambition of millions of users worldwide, he had only reached a couple of thousand within the first couple of years. While there is always reason… Continue reading Moving aside

Silent opportunities

Preventing something from happening is without any doubt one of the biggest opportunities in healthcare - and perhaps especially digital healthcare. Trying to keep people from developing a medical condition that requires cost medical care is a really good idea for everybody concerned. And given the nature of prevention - and thus lack of physical… Continue reading Silent opportunities

Unleashing impact

A couple of weeks ago I ventured a bit into unknown territory, when I attended the Green Impact Summit in Copenhagen. I wanted to get a firsthand view of what's going on within the world of impact startups and get a sense of how it's progressing from being a lot of great and interesting ideas… Continue reading Unleashing impact

Join me in helping startups

One of the things, I find most pleasure in, is helping others succeed with their ideas and ventures. It's a big part of the reason, why I joined People Ventures in the first place, as a core part of our DNA is helping the founders, we invest in, in very hands on ways moving their… Continue reading Join me in helping startups

The new reality

Currently it’s not for the fainhearted to follow the developments on the worlds stock exchanges. 15 years of bull market has been replaced by an ugly bear which seems to send anything with an incling of tech down, down, DOWN in the market. Well, it pretty much sends everything down to an extend where it… Continue reading The new reality

Making the vision operational

You start out with a vision. You fight to develop your product. You ship. And you get so caught up by day-to-day operations and fixing things that you don't have time to think about the vision or - more importantly - put initiatives in place for the longer term that will ensure you continue driving… Continue reading Making the vision operational